Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-15

her deaih was the result OF the burns
The Verd e. was that the girls death was
accidental and due to the burns.
The trouble between the city or Athens
and the water WORKS company Is sulI
unsettled. The Council refuses to pay
their last quarters rental. 1t is reported
that the CITY = supply Of water VIII be cut
OF IN retaliation, but private consumers
say that III tue event such a stem Is taken
they VIII bring damage SUIT against the
! company, as they have three months
| rental in advance, O. course the city g
water cannot DE cut of without affecting
! private consumers.
Rome Courier: That a furnace viii be
bulitin Rome shortly there car not be the
! slightest doubt. 1t is possible that We
| VIII nave two and perhaps three. W -
l know OF three dinert mt companies having
| TINS purpose in view, but are at liberty to
mention only one. The one we speak OF
/ Is TO be built on the grounds OF the Rome
! and Decatur railroad by a syndicate OF
| New lork and home people. This will be
! done, we ara told, as soon as the above
! road is ready to haul the material.
/ At Macon, at recent meeting OF the
I bond commission ii was decided to ask an
| opinion OF the Comptroller General as to
/ whether the commission would become
liable TO taxation in carrying out The
J provisions Of the late bill passed by tue
Georgia Legislature. The commission
VIII also communicate with the City At
tolney as TO certain sponsl0ilities, and
It ls not impossible that a good many
complications viii arise in The putting in
force OF the provisions OF tue bill.
J.. II. Campbell, one of Macon's
wealthiest and most enterprising clti-
zeu=, passed through Columbus Wedues.
day en- route to Montgomery in the in
terest OF the Union Land and Oil Com
pany, whose headquarters are in Column
bus. though large block OF the stock is
owned by parties in Macon. The property
consists OF about 10000 acres OF land,
situated in herl county and rich in oil
nslds. The com any expects TO have quite
number OF wells, one OF which is nearly
complete,
The iiolcOmbe woman, confined in Jail
at Dalton a accessory to the murder Of
Matilda GUdger, male a break for liberty
d few days ago. By diNgent labor WIth a
cold chiscl, which had been surreptitiOus-
+ ~ gwen her by some synpa 0lzing
friend. she removed several bricks under
the wIndnwsill OF the room in which she
Was confined, and loosely replacing
them. awaited the darkness OF night to
ad her escape. The wltchful eye OF
Jailer Durham discovered the plan, how
ever, and the fight OF the bird was frus-
trated.
Al Albany, Wednesday, Joe Henry
Watson (coOred) was bound over upon
the arge OF tnOendlarlSm. He Is sup
posed TO nave started nearly all the nu-
merQus fires in that city recently. The
penalty of the crime is death. il appear
ing TO the court through argument OF tue
counsel that the ends OF Justice would be
subserved by further postponement of
the preliminary hearing OF Richmond
Goats aud Henry kyier, the two Others
implicated in the neiarious aud teiOniOus
att mot at burning the city, His Honor
Justice Greer. set Tuesday, JAN u. as
the day upon Which he would hear the
evidence against them.
A Very serious, almost fatal accident
-6efell little Joe GuyGOn, second son OF
Mrs. Carrie e. GuytOn, at Dublin last
sunday morning. One of the lot gates
had been taken from its hinges fer the
purpose OF putting in sound posts, when
the little unfortunate fellow, in his en-
deavOrs to open 1t, received terrible
blow on the hsad as il fell b the gronnd
n cash fully six inches in length, the
shape of half crescent, was cut on his
head, parting the skin an inch or more.
His right elbow was wrenched too, though
not seriously. Medical aid was sum
mOued, the wound dressed, and at last
accounts ne was resting AS well as the
case would admit.
\ private letter has been received IN
Atlanta from Mrs. Wells, mother OF J. NJ.
Wells, better known as Mil Wells. tating
that her son has been paraiysed and was
in a dangerous condition. Nit Wells Is
now HVJng IA Brunswick, During the
walking match mania in Atlanta he en-
tered the run to Ylning's station, and
came out first. Later he walked in two
library races. For some time after MS
last race Mr.. Wells was under the
weather, but soon began to recover. and
when he moved TO Brunswick was appar-
entity well, A few days ago a paralytic
stroke destroyed his limbs from his hips
down, and the physicians attribute IL 10
tue grea strain in the matches.
The City Court Of Atlanta Thursday
completed the trial of the case of Heron
vs.. tns Georgia Pacific railroad MIR. Her
ron Is a citiz OF Cobb county. agel 20
years. In September, 1885, he was badly
shaken up in a collision beyond AustelIe
between the trains of the Georgia Pacific
Railroad Company and the East pennes-
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Com
pany. He was a passenger OF the Georgia
Pacific, and HAD three teeth knocked out.
lie sued for the injury, and the case was
begun Wednesday and ended Thursday,
after being vigorously contested, both as
10 liability ana amount. The jury re.
turned q verdict for $3.50. This is a victory
tor plaintiff, and 1t also fixes tie value Of
teeth.
A. Atlanta Thursday the supreme
Court was engaged in hearing the contest
between the vets and drys OF BALDWIN
county. Thai county went wet IN pro-
hbtlou election last year, and the Ordi-
uary threw out certain VOtes and de-
clared the dry side winner. The VETS APP
pealed. The Superior Court sustained
the ordinary, and the case was broughtto
the supreme Court. Messrs Joe Turner
and W. B. Wngfcld argued the case
Thursday for the vets. The court de-
clined to hear from the drys. which
means that tue prohibition side will tri-
umph. The votes that Were thrown out,
and by which the election was lost to the
vets, were rejected on account Of various
and sundry irregularities.
Athens Banner Waterman: Tom
Hampton has just finished the biggest
calculation Of the season. We do not
Vouch for its correctness. a. life is too
short TO 20 over the calculation. We
only give as it WAS given. Tom SAYS that
IL would take a train or cars five niles
long 10 maui one cargo OF the Great
Eastern, each car hauling $4,000 pounds.
Tom mas also made calculation OF Van
derDilts wealth. he saws that II the
wealth 81 Vanderbilt, which is estimated